hope chest

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Recent Examples of hope chest Lily Franck; 2024; USA; 4 min A mother’s hope chest becomes a catalyst for her daughter’s reconsideration of traditional gender roles in this charming stop-motion animation. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025 Lily Franck; 2024; USA; 4 min A mother’s hope chest becomes a catalyst for her daughter’s reconsideration of traditional gender roles in this charming stop-motion animation. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025 While the tradition of a hope chest has its roots thousands of years ago, cedar became the material du jour thanks to its insect-repelling qualities. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024 My grad school dissertation explored hope chests and wedding traditions among Turkish women. Ayla Samli, Longreads, 14 May 2024 The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest. Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2022 The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest. NBC News, 5 Dec. 2020 The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest. NBC News, 5 Dec. 2020 The only item that appeared to be missing was a .357-caliber pistol Jean kept in her hope chest. NBC News, 5 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hope chest
Noun
  • In February, Bally’s began driving foundational caissons into the ground, with executives targeting a September 2026 opening for the casino.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • The caissons stopped rolling in 2023, and the remaining horses retired to Florida.
    Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The shop in Beverly Hills, a 180-square-foot jewel box, is located around the corner from the hotel lobby.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
  • Here, tiny spaces turn into sophisticated jewel boxes.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The 17-year-old has already collected two gold medals at this year’s World Cup circuit, one on vault and another on floor exercise.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • The fact that neither could get off the floor was another negative; Queen’s 23-inch no-step vertical was the worst at the combine, and Broome’s 24 1/2-inch vault was not much better.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • And not only does her role as Alison, a smart and determined deaf woman who works in a police canteen and gets recruited to use her lip-reading skills in a covert operation, redefine how deaf characters can be featured on screen.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
  • Back then, Erik ten Hag was manager, the staff lunch in the Carrington canteen was more than just soup and sandwiches, and Harry Maguire was just a centre-back.
    Mark Critchley, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • This huge cat tree features three top perches, hammocks, hidden compartments for your cats to play in and a scratching post.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
  • Often, a vehicle won’t start or fails to operate properly because mice have gnawed through wires in the engine compartment.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Chapter 1: The First Lieutenant Each man in the squadron carried, along with a sea chest, his own burdensome story.
    David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The crack formed on a spot where two pieces were welded together and was hidden behind a sea chest that houses a fire pump, which is part of an onboard sprinkler system.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2017
Noun
  • Rarely did Ed McCaffrey open up his safe-deposit box to show off his Super Bowl rings, having also won with the 1997 and ’98 Denver Broncos.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • An appeals court finds the FBI did violate rights of some Beverly Hills safe-deposit box holders.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024

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“Hope chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hope%20chest. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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